Riverside session · in the studio

June 22, 1961

Elmo Hope Sextet

In the room

Elmo Hope – piano, arranger
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Frank Foster – tenor sax
Jimmy Heath – tenor sax
Percy Heath – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums

The takes

2 of these 5 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Moe, Jr. (take 4)	RLP 381
–	Eyes So Beautiful As Yours	RLP 381
–	A Kiss For My Love (take 5)	RLP 381
–	Moe, Jr. (take 2)	Not issued at the time · later on Milestone M-47037
–	A Kiss For My Love (take 4)	Not issued at the time · later on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1810-2

5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Elmo Hope Sextet And Trio – Homecoming! (Riverside RLP 381)

RLP 381 · 1961Homecoming!Elmo Hope Sextet And Trio

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

3 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5029	New Faces-New Sounds	Elmo Hope	1953	Elmo Hope, Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 5030	New Faces-New Sounds	Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown	1953	Elmo Hope, Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 5044	New Faces-New Sounds	Elmo Hope Quintet Vol. 2	1954	Elmo Hope, Frank Foster, Percy Heath
BLP 1526	Memorial Album	Clifford Brown	1956	Elmo Hope, Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 1537	Quartet/Quintet/Sextet	Lou Donaldson	1957	Elmo Hope, Blue Mitchell, Percy Heath
RLP 309	Blue Soul	Blue Mitchell Sextet	1959	Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Heath, Philly Joe Jones

2 of them 48 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7605	Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys · not on the site yet	Kenny Clarke And His 52nd Street Boys	1948	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
PRLP 113	Modern Jazz Trumpets	Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham	1951	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
ALR 129	Be-Bop	Howard McGhee	1951	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
PRLP 159	A Study In Dameronia	Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra	1953	Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 5021	New Faces-New Sounds	Lou Donaldson	1953	Blue Mitchell, Percy Heath
BLP 5022	Miles Davis Vol. 2	The Miles Davis Sextet	1953	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
BLP 5028	Jay Jay Johnson With Clifford Brown	Jay Jay Johnson Sextet	1953	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
PR 7822	Miles Davis Sextet · not on the site yet	Miles Davis Sextet	1953	Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
DLP-9	Kenny Dorham Quintet	Kenny Dorham Quintet	1954	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
PRLP 186	Sonny Rollins Quintet	Sonny Rollins Quintet Featuring Kenny Dorham	1954	Elmo Hope, Percy Heath
BLP 5043	New Faces-New Sounds	Frank Foster	1954	Frank Foster, Percy Heath
BLP 5055	Lou Donaldson Sextet Vol. 2	Lou Donaldson Sextet	1954	Elmo Hope, Percy Heath
BLP 1501	Miles Davis Volume 1	Miles Davis	1955	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
MG 12026	Howard McGhee And Milt Jackson	The Howard McGhee Sextet With Milt Jackson	1955	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
BCP-42	The Return Of Howard McGhee	Howard McGhee Quintet	1956	Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 1502	Miles Davis Volume 2	Miles Davis	1956	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
BLP 1505	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1	J.J. Johnson	1956	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
BLP 1506	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2	J.J. Johnson	1956	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
PRLP 7021	Hope Meets Foster	Elmo Hope Quartet And Quintet Featuring Frank Foster	1956	Elmo Hope, Frank Foster
PRLP 7043	Informal Jazz	Elmo Hope Sextet	1956	Elmo Hope, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7044	Collectors' Items	Miles Davis	1956	Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7055	Clifford Brown Memorial	Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra	1956	Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
PRLP 7058	Moving Out	Sonny Rollins	1956	Elmo Hope, Percy Heath
LP 1269	Plenty, Plenty Soul	Milt Jackson	1957	Frank Foster, Percy Heath
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 12-269	Portrait Of Cannonball	Julian Adderley Quintet	1958	Blue Mitchell, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 12-273	Big 6	Blue Mitchell	1958	Blue Mitchell, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Blue Mitchell, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 302	Drums Around The World	Philly Joe Jones Big Band Sounds	1959	Blue Mitchell, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 313	Showcase	Philly Joe Jones	1960	Blue Mitchell, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 324	The Soul Society	Sam Jones	1960	Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Heath
RLP 333	Really Big!	The Jimmy Heath Orchestra	1960	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
BCP-6034	Smart.. Luscious.. Beautiful - Sounds Of The Trumpets	Various Artists	1960	Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 358	The Chant	Sam Jones Plus 10	1961	Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Heath
RLP 367	Smooth As The Wind	Blue Mitchell With Strings And Brass	1961	Blue Mitchell, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 372	The Quota	Jimmy Heath	1961	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
BLP 4073	Hub Cap	Freddie Hubbard	1961	Jimmy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 397	A Jazz Version Of Kean: Selections From The Broadway Musical Hit	The Riverside Jazz Stars	1962	Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Heath
RLP 400	Triple Threat	Jimmy Heath	1962	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
RLP 414	A Sure Thing	Blue Mitchell And Orchestra	1962	Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Heath
RLP 429	Big Bags	Milt Jackson Orchestra	1962	Jimmy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 432	Down Home	Sam Jones & Co.	1962	Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Heath
LP 1395	Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass	Sonny Stitt Tentet	1962	Blue Mitchell, Philly Joe Jones
JLP 87	Red's Good Groove	Red Garland Quintet	1963	Blue Mitchell, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 445	Interplay	Bill Evans	1963	Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones
RLP 465	Swamp Seed	Jimmy Heath And Brass	1963	Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath
LP 1428	Together!	Philly Joe Jones & Elvin Jones	1964	Blue Mitchell, Philly Joe Jones
BLP 4272	Heads Up!	Blue Mitchell	1968	Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Heath